I will be applying to law school this fall (2010) and have been following some of the craziness around here and taking some notes that I hope will help. But, it occurs to me that I could just ask directly. I have a 165 and 3.98. I have pretty good softs (3 years teaching English to middle schoolers and 1 year as an education researcher). I am hoping for a T-14 acceptance, but I'm thinking I'm just a little under the cut-off, LSAT-wise. I know HYS are outside the realm of possibility, but what about others? I have seen on the boards that certain schools seem to value high GPA splitters, but how can I tell which schools these are? If not, T-14, a T-30 would be great, too.

jtravis wrote:I'll be applying this fall for entry the following fall (2011).

Then definitely retake the LSAT, even just a few points and you're golden. Your GPA is great but 165 is a little low, I think you may be ok at the lower T14 (LSP gives you around 50% at most of these schools right now) but two or three points could make a world of difference here (LSP gives upwards of 70-80% chances with a 168). Good luck!